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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Garden Blogger Bloom Day

Another late Garden Blogger Bloom Day post. The garden here at Robin's Nesting place is just beginning to be at the stage where I enjoy it most. That time of year when I see butterflies, bumblebees, hummingbirds and lots of blooms! I agree with Carol, from May Dreams Gardens, (who is our wonderful hostess for this event), that it is much nicer to have too much rain than not enough. Last year we were having drought conditions and it was not pretty. Much better this year!The hostas are in bloom now. I caught the dragonfly on this one yesterday.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A thirsty sunflower~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I have volunteer sunflowers all around the yard.

The carpet rose after being cleared of Japanese beetles.

ImpatiensThe pansies are still hanging on but are beginning to wither.

I have a lot of purple coneflower this year. I can usually find a bug, a bee or a butterfly on them.

I'm not sure what this is. Could it be purple loosestrife?

The Russian sage is blooming. I love the fuzzy texture of this flower.

Rose of SharonThe balloon flowers that I grew from seed are just beginning to bloom. Most of them were eaten by the pill bugs after they were planted. I salvaged these by placing them in a planter. I'll wait until fall and hopefully they will be mature enough by then to survive.

Robin, I love the photo of sunflowers hanging over the water--is that a bird bath? It's beautiful. I have volunteer sunflowers this year too. It's usually to dry to allow the seeds to sprout but this year we have lots of rain. Anyway, they are charming and next year I'd like to try some of the fancier varieties.Marnie

Your summer garden blooms are beautiful. Isn't it a wonderful time in the garden? I've been wondering how you did getting all your seedlings planted. I must catch up on your posts and I'll probably find out :) There's far too much to do at the moment and I've fallen behind with my visiting....and just when I want to see what everyone is up to!

About Me

Welcome to Robin's Nesting Place!
I am Robin! I have been married for 35 years to my best friend. I have two children, a daughter, (who is married and has blessed me with my first precious grandchild) and son who will be getting married in October 2017. I was incredibly blessed to be home with them throughout their childhood and homeschool them.
Now that they are out of the nest, I'm enjoying having a small shop where I sell my photography cards, painted furniture and whatever else strikes my fancy!
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